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- noun Plural form of
pushover .
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Examples
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The enemies of Onslaught are no pushovers, which is why you may need to team up with a friend, or two, maybe even three!
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Some are saying "this is normal and gracious and the right thing to do," while others are blasting away at Obama saying that this makes his future administration look like they'll be "pushovers" because he has opened the door to Hillary and Bill.
Kate Kelly: The Hillary Factor: Denver Convention, 1908 2008
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So now, after all the winning during the regular season that Joe Girardi talked about in a testy postgame interview session, after starting the postseason with four straight wins and maybe thinking the Rangers were going to be the kind of pushovers that the Twins are
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Joe Girardi talked about in a testy postgame interview session, after starting the postseason with four straight wins and maybe thinking the Rangers were going to be the kind of pushovers that the
NY Daily News 2010
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I think that makes the storytelling is better when you have credible opposition rather than guys who are pushovers.
Andre Braugher Battles the Team on SVU: "He May Be the Enemy, But He's Not a Villain" 2011
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"These are passionate, creative people; there are no pushovers," he says.
Exclusive: Chuck Lorre Talks Two and a Half Men's Turnaround and His "Painful" Year 2011
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On the opposite side of the political spectrum, Obama and the Democrats are such pushovers -- giving up the public option, extending the Bush tax cuts, and most recently not fighting for Elizabeth Warren's appointment -- that they make Neville Chamberlain look like John Wayne by comparison.
Joshua Aron: DailyRobinHood: A New Kind of Social Network Joshua Aron 2011
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I think that makes the storytelling is better when you have credible opposition rather than guys who are pushovers.
Andre Braugher Battles the Team on SVU: "He May Be the Enemy, But He's Not a Villain" 2011
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On the opposite side of the political spectrum, Obama and the Democrats are such pushovers -- giving up the public option, extending the Bush tax cuts, and most recently not fighting for Elizabeth Warren's appointment -- that they make Neville Chamberlain look like John Wayne by comparison.
Joshua Aron: DailyRobinHood: A New Kind of Social Network Joshua Aron 2011
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The fact that a significant sector of tweeters expressed sympathy for the old boy revealed nothing so much as earthlings' potential for being total pushovers.
Rupert Murdoch and his robot sidekick steal the show as Cameron sweats it out | Marina Hyde 2011
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